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FITB logoFifth Third Bancorp (FITB - option chain) stock is trading lower today after the company disclosed in a regulatory filing that it has been subpoenaed by the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding commercial-loan practices. If you think this stock won't be rising too far in the coming months, then it could be a good time to look at a bearish hedged play on FITB.

This morning, FITB opened at $13.97. So far today the stock has hit a high of $14.15 and a low of $13.67. As of 11:50, FITB is trading at $14.02, down $0.58 (-4.0%). The chart for FITB looks bullish and S&P gives FITB a positive 4 STARS (out of 5) buy ranking.

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Analyst Upgrades

  • Wells Fargo (WFC) to conviction buy from neutral at Goldman.
  • Adobe (ADBE) to buy from neutral at UBS.
  • Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) to outperform from market perform at FBR Capital.
  • Vail Resorts (MTN) and Goldcorp (GG) to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank.
  • OmniVision (OVTI) to overweight from neutral at JPMorgan.
  • Penn Virginia (PVA) to hold from sell at Canaccord.
  • Hub Group (HUBG) to outperform from market perform at Morgan Keegan.

Continue reading Analyst Calls: ADBE, AOL, CAT, CSTR, FITB, GG, GPS, MDAS, RIG, WFC ...

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Analyst upgrades:

  • Verizon (VZ) to conviction buy from buy at Goldman.
  • CSX (CSX) to outperform from market perform at Wells Fargo.
  • AK Steel (AKS) to overweight from neutral, as well as Lorillard (LO) and Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) to neutral from underweight, at JPMorgan.
  • Marathon Oil (MRO) to overweight from equal weight at Morgan Stanley.
  • Corning (GLW) to buy from outperform at CLSA.
  • Quest Diagnostics (DGX) to buy from hold at Jefferies and to outperform from sector perform at RBC Capital.
  • Salesforce.com (CRM) to buy from neutral at Roth Capital.
  • Baker Hughes (BHI) to buy from hold at Weeden and to outperform from neutral at Macquarie.
  • Western Digital (WDC) and Seagate (STX) to buy from underperform at BofA/Merrill.

Continue reading Analyst Calls: AKS, CIEN, CRM, CSX, DGX, GLW, LO, MRO, OXY, STX, VZ ...

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AK SteelAKSanalyst upgradesBaker HughesBHICIENCienaCorningCRMCSXDGXdowngradesESRXExpress ScriptsFITBFRFGLWGraingerGWWinthenewsintiationsLOLorillardMarathonMROOccidentalOXYQRESalesforce.comSeagateSTXSWFTTellabsTLABVerizonVZWDCWMSWed, 26 Jan 2011 12:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Week in Preview: Banks in the Earnings Spotlight]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/01/16/week-in-preview-banks-in-the-earnings-spotlight/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/01/16/week-in-preview-banks-in-the-earnings-spotlight/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/01/16/week-in-preview-banks-in-the-earnings-spotlight/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

earnings expectationsThe earnings season ramps up this week. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters foresee strong reports from such big names as Apple (AAPL), eBay (EBAY), IBM (IBM), General Electric (GE), Google (GOOG), Schlumberger (SLB) and Southwest Airlines (LUV). And fast on the heels of last week's big earnings beat from JPMorgan Chase (JPM), there will be plenty more results from the financial sector to peruse this week.

Among the financials expected to post double-digit earnings growth this week are Capital One Financial (COF), Morgan Stanley (MS), SLM Corp. (SLM) and U.S. Bancorp (USB), but the week's biggest earnings winner may be Wells Fargo (WFC).

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Analyst Upgrades

  • Deutsche Bank upgraded Illinois Tool Works (ITW) to buy from hold, citing valuation and the company's strong revenue performance. The firm has a $60 price target for shares.
  • Goldman upgraded PPD Inc. (PPDI) to buy from hold and raised its price target to $31 from $28. The firm expects strong top line growth and bookings momentum for the upgrade.
  • Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Insituform Technologies (INSU) to buy from hold based on higher estimates for sewer rehab and energy. The firm has a $31 target on the stock.
  • Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN) was upgraded to overweight from equal weight at Morgan Stanley.
  • Wisconsin Energy (WEC) and Northeast Utilities (NU) were upgraded to buy from neutral at UBS.
  • Rockwell Collins (COL) was upgraded to buy from neutral at BofA/Merrill.

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Analyst Calls: AON, AMED, C, GS, HEW, ITW, JPM, MS, PPDI, TLB, URBN ... originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Analyst Upgrades

  • Deutsche Bank upgraded CME Group (CME) to buy from hold to reflect valuation and the company's improving trends. The firm raised its target price for shares to $325 from $320.
  • JPMorgan upgraded Big Lots (BIG) to overweight from neutral. The firm believes the company's stabilizing comps and accelerating square foot growth should drive multiple expansion and raised its target price for shares to $38.
  • Soleil upgraded PacWest Bancorp (PACW) to buy from hold as it views the company's bulk loan sale positively. The firm has a $24.50 target on the stock.
  • Clean Harbors (CLH) was upgraded to buy from neutral at BofA/Merrill.
  • Skilled Healthcare (SKH) was upgraded to outperform from market perform at Leerink.
  • FARO Tech (FARO) was upgraded to buy from hold at Needham.

Continue reading Analyst Calls: BIG, CME, GME, GOOG, INTC, PALM, YHOO ...

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>analyst upgradesANDSATHRBIGCLHCMEdowngradesFAROFITBGMEGOOGGoogleHPTinitiationsINTCIntelinthenewsNETLPACWPALMROKSKHTSLYahooYHOOThu, 25 Feb 2010 11:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Before the Bell: Futures Lower After Jobs Report]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/01/21/before-the-bell-futures-higher-following-earnings-ahead-of-dat/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/01/21/before-the-bell-futures-higher-following-earnings-ahead-of-dat/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/01/21/before-the-bell-futures-higher-following-earnings-ahead-of-dat/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , ,

U.S. stock market futures changed earlier direction and edged higher following several better-than-expected earning reports. Still, the market awaits a slew of economic reports, as well as results from Goldman Sachs. With concerns about China, futures move upward was muted.

Update 8:45 a.m.: After a disappointing jobs report that showed the number of newly-laid off workers seeking jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week, stock futures fell, even as Goldman Sachs (GS) reported strong results.

On Wednesday, Wall Street markets sold off due to mounting concerns about China's efforts to tighten bank lending. As a global market driver and a major consumer of commodities, these moves could have international effects. Major indexes skidded over 1%.

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Before the Bell: Futures Lower After Jobs Report originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>featuredfitbunhThu, 21 Jan 2010 08:20:00 EST<![CDATA[The Week in Preview: Q4 Earnings Expectations for the Financial Sector]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/01/17/the-week-in-preview-q4-earnings-expectations-for-the-financial/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/01/17/the-week-in-preview-q4-earnings-expectations-for-the-financial/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/01/17/the-week-in-preview-q4-earnings-expectations-for-the-financial/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Last week, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) led off the coming parade of earnings from the big banks when it reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter and full-year earnings, though its revenue fell short of estimates.

Plenty more earnings from the financial sector are due out this week. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters anticipate fourth-quarter earnings growth from American Express Co. (AXP), Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BK), Hudson City Bancorp Inc. (HCBK), SLM Corp. (SLM) and US Bancorp (USB).

Continue reading The Week in Preview: Q4 Earnings Expectations for the Financial Sector

The Week in Preview: Q4 Earnings Expectations for the Financial Sector originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Step away from the news for a couple of minutes and JPMorgan decides to get out its downgrade stick and go bashing the banking sector. The ratings house feels that the slowdown in growth in securities along with rising credit costs are going to impact the bottom line at major banks during the fourth quarter and on into 2010. JPMorgan lowered estimates for Bank of America (BAC), Regions Financial (RF), Wells Fargo (WFC), SunTrust (STI) and Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB).

In addition to JPMorgan's less-than-flattering assertions about the finance sector, Rochedale Securities analyst Dick Bove stated that 26 of the 30 top banks (ranked by asset size) will have to raise capital if "we go to a 12% capital ratio."

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>banking sectorETFexchange traded fundsfeaturedfinancial crisisfinancial sectorfitbinthenewsKBEstiTue, 01 Dec 2009 09:20:00 EST<![CDATA[Cramer on BloggingStocks: The Fed's push for TARP payback ]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/24/cramer-on-bloggingstocks-the-feds-push-for-tarp-payback/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/24/cramer-on-bloggingstocks-the-feds-push-for-tarp-payback/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/24/cramer-on-bloggingstocks-the-feds-push-for-tarp-payback/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , ,

TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says the sooner banks repay TARP, the more likely they will power higher in 2010.

The Federal Reserve wants higher stock prices. That's all I can think of when I see that it wants repayment plans into place for the big banks such as Bank of America (BAC) (Cramer's Take), PNC (PNC) (Cramer's Take), Citigroup (C) (Cramer's Take), Fifth Third (FITB) (Cramer's Take), Wells Fargo (WFC) (Cramer's Take), Regions Financial (RF) (Cramer's Take), SunTrust (STI) (Cramer's Take) and KeyCorp (KEY) (Cramer's Take), all names that haven't repaid the Troubled Asset Relief Program yet.

Why would these plans bring about higher prices?

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>featuredfitbjim cramerJimCramerkeypncstiTue, 24 Nov 2009 09:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Closing Bell: The dollar-stock relation cuts both ways (AMZN, BCRX, XOM, FNM, FITB, GLD)]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/26/closing-bell-the-dollar-stock-relation-cuts-both-ways-amzn-bc/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/26/closing-bell-the-dollar-stock-relation-cuts-both-ways-amzn-bc/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/26/closing-bell-the-dollar-stock-relation-cuts-both-ways-amzn-bc/#commentsToday started out higher for stocks, but then the US Peso came into play. Shares have been the beneficiary of a weakening dollar, but then the currency bears started to cover the position. There is talk that some foreign central banks intervened to halt the rise of their own currencies, although whether or not that was the case may not be known.

Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:

Dow 9,867.81 -104.37 (-1.05%)
S&P 500 1,066.98 -12.62 (-1.17%)
Nasdaq 2,141.85 -12.62 (-0.59%)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AMZNBCRXdick boveDickBoveFDAfeaturedFITBFNMGLDh1n1peramivirrochdale securitiesRochdaleSecuritiesXOMMon, 26 Oct 2009 16:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: AMD, C, GAP, GS, MET, PSUN, USB ...]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/13/analyst-upgrades-downgrades-and-initiations/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/13/analyst-upgrades-downgrades-and-initiations/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/13/analyst-upgrades-downgrades-and-initiations/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Analyst upgrades:

  • Credit Suisse upgraded Stancorp (NYSE: SFG) to Outperform from Neutral citing relative valuation and EPS visibility.
  • Jefferies upgraded Cypress Semiconductor (NYSE: CY) to Hold from Underperform after its channel checks indicated the company's capacitive touch screen solution has design traction. The firm raised its target on shares to $10 from $7.50.
  • FBR Capital upgraded Pacific Sunwear (NASDAQ: PSUN) to Outperform from Market Perform to reflect improving store channel checks, the company's brand focus and controlled inventory, as well as the firm's belief that guidance could be conservative. FBR raised its target on shares to $9 from $6.
  • Advanced Micro (NYSE: AMD) was upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform at JMP Securities.
  • Lam Research (NASDAQ: LRCX) was upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays.
  • Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at RBS.

Continue reading Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: AMD, C, GAP, GS, MET, PSUN, USB ...

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AMDAMPanalyst upgradesCitigroupCRZOCYdowngradesFFIVFITBGAPGoldman SachsGWinitiationsinthenewsJOYGLRCXMETPHGPSUNQLGCSFGSVUSYNAUSBZIONTue, 13 Oct 2009 11:10:00 EST<![CDATA[New Freddie Mac CFO hits the compensation jackpot]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/03/new-freddie-mac-ceo-hits-the-compensation-jackpot/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/03/new-freddie-mac-ceo-hits-the-compensation-jackpot/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/10/03/new-freddie-mac-ceo-hits-the-compensation-jackpot/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

Freddie Mac has a new CEO CFO and his name is Ross Kari. Can you guess his compensation? Is it reasonable in light of the fact that Freddie Mac is controlled by the government?

In these days when we have 5.4 million people who have been on unemployment for at least six months, Kari's compensation is $5.5 million, which includes $2 million as a signing on bonus and a generous salary of $2.3 million.

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TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says everyone in the trenches knows we're better off now -- only the academics disagree.

Am I nuts, or am I missing something? One year after the financial system was brought to its knees, we are back in the mid-9000s and we have taken off the table massive bank risk and are well on our way to recovery.

I keep listening to people like Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz say the banking system is worse off now and I say to myself, "That's just stupid and wrong and anti-empirical and actually just silly." Anyone who knows what's really going on has to feel this way. And where was Stiglitz when some of us were running around trying to save things?

Continue reading Cramer on BloggingStocks: Worse after Lehman? Are you kidding me?

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>corsfeaturedfitbfrehbanjim cramerJimCramerlehman brothersLehmanBrotherszionMon, 14 Sep 2009 10:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Cramer on BloggingStocks: Mortgage meltdown is history ]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/21/cramer-on-bloggingstocks-mortgage-meltdown-is-history/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/21/cramer-on-bloggingstocks-mortgage-meltdown-is-history/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/21/cramer-on-bloggingstocks-mortgage-meltdown-is-history/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

The Street.com's Jim Cramer says that now it is all about who is going to take advantage of the opportunities.

Did anyone listen to Bill Isaac yesterday? Did anyone listen to the man that was instrumental in solving the banking crisis of 1987-1991 when he was on "Squawk Box?"

I don't think they did. If they did, they wouldn't be nearly as fretful about housing or the bank stocks or the mortgage problem or the toxic bonds as they seem to be, because Isaac talked about 1,600 banks that had to be closed and about how there simply was no place to put the bad assets at all. He talked about major banks collapsing day after day after day, the largest banks in the most important regions in the country. He talked about how hardly a day went by when a bank that they were not prepared to deal with went under because of mortgage loans.

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Cramer on BloggingStocks: Mortgage meltdown is history originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cobkfeaturedfitbhbanjim cramerJimCramermortgagesrfFri, 21 Aug 2009 10:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Cramer on BloggingStocks: From froth to investible ]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/11/cramer-on-bloggingstocks-from-froth-to-investible/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/11/cramer-on-bloggingstocks-from-froth-to-investible/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/11/cramer-on-bloggingstocks-from-froth-to-investible/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , ,

TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says many stocks, considered frothy at one time, have turned into good turnaround stories.

Here's still one more version of a short-seller's nightmare. What happens when froth turns to investible? What happens when you see behavior that clearly indicates froth and then, somehow, the fundamentals change, and the stock takes off?

We have seen that recently in so many situations that it is pretty dazzling. It was one thing to see Genworth (NYSE: GNW) (Cramer's Take) back from the dead on its own.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aigcitetfcfeaturedfitbfnmfregnwhbanjim cramerJimCramerkeyrfzionTue, 11 Aug 2009 10:10:00 EST<![CDATA[Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: AFL, COH, CPB, DOW, MS, TTM ...]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/07/29/analyst-upgrades-downgrades-and-initiations/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/07/29/analyst-upgrades-downgrades-and-initiations/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/07/29/analyst-upgrades-downgrades-and-initiations/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,

Analyst upgrades:

  • Baird upgraded WinTrust (NASDAQ: WTFC) to Neutral from Underperform and raised its target to $20 from $13 citing the accretive purchase of AIG (NYSE: AIG) loans and reduced risk of a capital raise.
  • Piper Jaffray upgraded Coach (NYSE: COH) to Overweight from Neutral on expectations product sell-throughs and margin trends will improve in the coming quarters. The firm has a $32 target on the stock.
  • RBC Capital upgraded Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB) to Sector Perform from Underperform and raised its target to $33 from $29. The firm cites Campbell's recent innovation, easy volume comps, and "reasonable" consensus estimates for its upgrade.
  • Tata Motors (NYSE: TTM) was upgraded to Equal Weight from Underweight at Morgan Stanley.
  • Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill.
  • Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) was upgraded to Conviction Buy from Buy at Goldman.

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Veggie dog at a baseball game"Take me out to the ballgame, take me out to the crowd ... Buy me some peanuts and ... tofu dogs?"

Several years ago, if you were a baseball fan and a vegetarian, you were practically out of luck, left to dine on nachos, French fries, and the occasional cotton candy. But as we are becoming a less carnivorous society, some ballparks are choosing to adapt, adding veggie-friendly items to their menus.

Last week, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) released its list of the top 10 vegetarian ballparks. Making the list were Citizens Bank Park, home of the Phillies, as well as AT&T (NYSE: T) Park, where the San Francisco Giants play, and Atlanta's Turner Field - home of the Brave(s).

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TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says journalists will shout that today's data is all-important ... every day. Take it with a grain of salt.

We are always thinking about things that could happen, without thinking about things that have already happened. Consider that JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) (Cramer's Take), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) (Cramer's Take) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) (Cramer's Take) want to pay back almost $50 billion in TARP money. People yawn at that. How about the fact that Fifth Third (NASDAQ: FITB) (Cramer's Take) and Key (NYSE: KEY) (Cramer's Take) can even refinance; I thought they would be seized, for heaven's sake. How about that Professor Rube, the guy from NYU, was calling for the nationalization of all banks because they are insolvent, which presumably includes Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) (Cramer's Take), when the bank turns around and raises $30 billion? Maybe Professor Rube thinks that money doesn't count and we would be doing better if Bank of America were to become something like "The U.S. Postal Service and Bank of America"?

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TheStreet.com's Jim Cramer says every bank that needed capital was able to raise it -- that's the real story here.

When we get a down day we get a definitive story, THE story, the one that worries everyone. Two weeks ago we had one about the suddenly dangerous Treasury bill market. As someone who sold Treasury bills when they were at 14%, I still can't get nervous at 4%. And the U.S. had a AAA rating when we were hawking them.

Yet, that was the fear. OK, I'm shaking.

I make no mistake that I am worried about the Obama agenda because he does not have a check in Congress. He actually gets it done. He is certainly not the friend of business, and his best job creation so far is the prolongation of the car agony to keep people at work. Until new weekly unemployment claims go below 600,000, those who proclaim the recession over are simply foolish. It's funny -- the guys who say it are the same guys who thought that Bernanke should have been raising rates, not lowering them. They never admit they are wrong.

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